Charlie Adam thinks Liverpool are the big favourites to win the Premier League after getting some exciting transfer business done early in the window
Florian Wirtz, Arne Slot and Hugo Ekitike
Former Liverpool midfielder Charlie Adam believes his former club are the clear favourites to win the Premier League next season. The Reds coasted to the title last term.
Building from that position of dominance, Liverpool have already made significant moves in the transfer market this summer. Florian Wirtz, Milos Kerkez, Giorgi Mamardashvili, and Jeremie Frimpong have all arrived for a combined fee of around £200 million.
Hugo Ekitike is also nearing a move to Anfield in a deal that could rise to £78 million, with talks ongoing with Eintracht Frankfurt.
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Speaking to Free Bets (h/t the Mirror), Adam backed the team and head coach Arne Slot to replicate the success of last season, comparing the Dutch coach to Liverpool great Kenny Dalglish.
“Liverpool are the ones to catch,” he said. “They’ve identified the signings they wanted and got them done early. The big thing last season was that Slot didn’t even sign any players — apart from Federico Chiesa.
“He’s done so well with the squad he inherited from Jurgen Klopp, but I also love the way he carries himself. He has the class of a Liverpool manager, just like Kenny [Dalglish] did.
“People will hang on to every word a manager says, and I thought the interview Slot gave last week, upon returning to training, was truly special.
“It will have given the players some light — a moment to regroup and get ready for the new season.”
While there has been excitement at Anfield over the new additions, Liverpool have had tragedy to deal with this summer too.
Forward Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva were killed in a car accident earlier this month. Adam has praised the manner in which Slot spoke to his players following the death of their team-mate.
“I loved what Slot said — it really resonated with me,” he said. “He made it clear that if the players don’t want to train, they don’t have to. If they wanted to cry, they’d cry — and there’s no weakness whatsoever in that.
“Losing a player is not something you’d ever envisage as a manager or team-mate, so I feel for all the lads in the dressing room.
“Now they must have that motivation every day in training to go and win for Diogo, which is special.”